Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Monday, November 12, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 12, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 50' | South |
| Longitude: | 55° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.25 meters/second, 1566.9 km/hour, 973.6 miles/hour or 846.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 25.9" | 16.23 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.23 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 53.9" | 973.44 mi | west | 0° 10' 37.5" | 12.17 mi | south | 973.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 02' 02.0" | 946.62 mi | east | 3° 50' 42.2" | 264.38 mi | south | 975.17 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Port Louis | Mon 10:26 AM | 837 km | 520 miles | 452 nm |  SSE |
| Toamasina | Mon 9:26 AM | 888 km | 552 miles | 480 nm |  SW |
| Saint-Denis | Mon 10:26 AM | 891 km | 554 miles | 481 nm |  S |
| Victoria | Mon 10:26 AM | 908 km | 564 miles | 490 nm |  N |
| Antananarivo | Mon 9:26 AM | 1097 km | 681 miles | 592 nm | SW |
| Moroni | Mon 9:26 AM | 1342 km | 834 miles | 725 nm |  W |
| Dar es Salaam | Mon 9:26 AM | 1908 km | 1185 miles | 1030 nm |  WNW |
| Diego Garcia | Mon 12:26 PM | 1940 km | 1206 miles | 1048 nm |  ENE |
| Mogadishu | Mon 9:26 AM | 1997 km | 1241 miles | 1078 nm |  NW |
| Dodoma | Mon 9:26 AM | 2300 km | 1429 miles | 1242 nm | WNW |
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